Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
13.8°C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 9AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 05:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (28 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (28 Aug)3ft (0.9m)5s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 26mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Sun afternoon).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.7
ENE
5
1
N
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
N
5
1.1
N
6
1.1
N
6
1
N
6
1
N
7
1.2
N
7
1.6
N
8
1.7
NNE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
8
0.9
NE
9
1.1
NE
8
1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
79
66
48
21
48
59
40
41
42
74
80
76
92
150
318
412
376
286
206
101
132
162
138
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
25
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
N
5
N
5
ENE
5
ESE
5
SSE
15
WSW
25
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:08AM1.57m
7:41PM1.65m
7:51AM1.60m
8:19PM1.68m
8:33AM1.61m
8:58PM1.69m
Low Tide
1:00AM0.35m
1:12PM0.24m
1:45AM0.26m
1:53PM0.19m
2:27AM0.18m
2:36PM0.16m
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light rain
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clear
clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:39
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5:50
5:51
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
3
4
6
7
3
Temp °C
13
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
10
10
12
16
16
13
13
Feels °C
10
11
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
11
12
13
13
13
12
9
5
3
6
11
9
6
7
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